Safe Work Australia
Safe Work Australia
Develops national WHS policy, model WHS laws, and codes of practice. Enforcement of WHS laws sits with state/territory regulators.
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Obligations enforced
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Enforcement actions tracked
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Scope topics
Obligations enforced by Safe Work Australia (4)
- criticalCWLTHAsbestos management — workplace + dwelling rules (state)
Asbestos work requires licensed asbestos removalist + asbestos management plan.
- criticalCWLTHComply with reduced respirable crystalline silica WEL (0.025 mg/m³)
WEL for respirable crystalline silica is halved from 1 December 2026.
- criticalCWLTHMaintain Hazardous Chemicals Register + manifest (WHS Reg)
PCBUs handling hazardous chemicals must maintain a register + (above threshold) a manifest.
- criticalCWLTHManage psychosocial hazards at work
WHS duty extends to psychosocial hazards — workload, bullying, harassment, role conflict.
Scope topics
whspsychosocial-hazardssilicacodes-of-practiceicnms
Source: regulator's own website. Rules Mate links and summarises — we don't republish full statutory text.